Hosea 6

1In their affliction they will rise early to me: Come, and let us return to the Lord.

1Come and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

2For he hath taken us, and he will heal us: he will strike, and he will cure us.

2After two days will he revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before his face;

3He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. We shall know, and we shall follow on, that we may know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning light, and he will come to us as the early and the latter rain to the earth.

3and we shall know, — we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth.

4What shall I do to thee, O Ephraim? what shall I do to thee, O Juda? your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth away in the morning.

4What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do unto thee, Judah? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.

5For this reason have I hewed them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments shall go forth as the light.

5Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and my judgment goeth forth as the light.

6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than holocausts.

6For I delight in loving-kindness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge ofGod more than burnt-offerings.

7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant, there have they dealt treacherously against me.

7But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

8Galaad is a city of workers of idols, supplanted with blood.

8Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is tracked with blood.

9And like the jaws of highway robbers, they conspire with the priests who murder in the way those that pass out of Sichem: for they have wrought wickedness.

9And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; yea, they commit lewdness.

10I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: the fornications of Ephraim there: Israel is defiled.

10In the house of Israel have I seen a horrible thing: the whoredom of Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled.

11And thou also, O Juda, set thee a harvest, when I shall bring back the captivity of my people.

11Also, for thee, Judah, is a harvest appointed, when I shall turn again the captivity of my people.